yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[P8lite General] dkonect:
Sorry if some's link is down but Dropbox has down the link because more than 100k of dowload by day by file's . But only 40k people have seen this thread's.

Thanks to people's who's only come for copy the Tuto and links for past this on other's forums Off course without any mentioned for XDA-DEVELOPERS and me.

Share is the way but guy's take the time to upload your proper file's and wrote your's instructions.
[P8lite General] MarcoD97:
please help me :/ i managed to flash B049 (single sim) with balong fix of course But ... i think i lost my imei ... what should i do ? :/ i can't call anyone and can't receive neither :/ thanks in advance
[P8lite General] vampirian:
find your box and add it manual. its always the best solution
[P8lite General] amageek:
the first two steps worked like a charm but following command did not respond

fastboot reboot recovery..

and when i ran "fastboot reboot"

it stuck at the boot logo
[P8lite General] rberet:
Manual Flashing

I done it by manual flashing firmware:

1. Download firmware

2. Change vendor to hw/eu

3. Extract UPDATE.APP from it using HuaweiUpdateExtractor (system, cust, boot, recovery)

4. Switch to fastboot mode and flash extracted .img files

5. Power ON your phone, you will see "System optimizing..."

6. You are on latest version

7. Switch to fastboot mode again and flash recovery with latest TWRP 3.2 for Kirin variant

8. ROOTING - Open recovery and install SuperSU-root-BETA-v2.60.zip (this is important since you will be stucked in bootloop if you try to install any greater version of SuperSU.

9. Wipe cache and dalvik cache

10. Do not reboot, just after installing SuperSU-root-BETA-v2.60.zip install (if you wish) any greater version (latest beta 2.71)

11. Reboot your phone

12. LATEST FIRMWARE - ROOTED

Hope it helps...
[P8lite General] werindam:
beta firmware will get official update or i must downgrade to 5.0.1 ?
[P8lite General] dkonect:
Firmware marshmallow's (dual sim)

"Official" spain B550 need to be on
[P8lite General] dkonect:
http://consumer.huawei.com/es/support/downloads/detail/index.htm?id=78426&key0&key1&key2=ALE-L21
[P8lite General] bartouse:
Spain has received the official update, France will receive it soon so ( I hope)

Envoyé de mon ALE-L21 en utilisant Tapatalk
[P8lite General] Salacue:
I was downgrade to Lollipop 5.0, but model number isn`t ALE-L21 , it`s hi621sft. EMUI version is 3.1.

Revision number is ALE-L21C432B525.

Main issue is that I don`t have IMEI on my phone!

Can anybody help me!

SOLVED:

After trying many options for restore IMEI, I was dload Marshmallow 6.0 official update from Bulgarian huawei customer center. After update with this instructions, phone work OK.

The following versions can be upgraded.

ALE-L21C432B525

ALE-L21C432B183

ALE-L21C432B171

ALE-L21C432B009

Upgrade package

Upgrade package	Info

Main package	\dload\UPDATE.APP

Upgrade tools	Micro SD card

Download link:

http://consumer.huawei.com/bg/support/downloads/detail/index.htm?id=78607
[P8lite General] Mozdef32:
Balong fix link doesn't work

The second link doesn't work
[P8lite General] dkonect:
Hello tell me what links you want
[P8lite General] dkonect:
Vendor (balong fix)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3AMQFok5BARSk9JZko3NUFQR1E/view?usp=docslist_api
[P8lite General] ZOHERANDRIOD:
Please Help me

Dear Developer

please i need your help

My ver is

AlE-21C185B160

What is the steps to be in Android 6 Marshmallow , Cause you didn't Talk About My Ver. In The First Post ..
[P8lite General] edocentric:
Would there be any way to read a changelog for every update? I'm currently running b524 and I'm perfectly fine with it, so I don't really see any particular reason for me to upgrade to b550 (simply because I don't know what changes, and I'm lazy). I'd mostly be interested to know when the double-tap bug is going to get resolved.
[P8lite General] dkonect:
The official was the update.

The beta build is just for try and for huawei can test on many device's with different user's and use .

There's only changelog when you received ota update.

Like you two day before official dual sim was released, I have remake my device's single sim variant with beta B525 when I have see that I have install the official b550 spanish(by downgrade and upgrade to double sim variant firmware ).

And two day after the official single sim variant is released too.

Same's than before,downgrade and update to B171 and B550.

Personally I think the single sim variant firmware Is more battery friendly.

All works flawlessly, with root and xposed fully working.
[P8lite General] juliospinoza:
Great tuto but I have a problem.

After installing the B052 and reboot the phone says BALONG****B311, so far so good, but after applied the fix, it's still the same, do you know whats going on? Because I dont want any further till this BALONG issue is gone.

thanks in advance

BTW, I downloaded the fix from the link of Drive, the last you posted
[P8lite General] dkonect:
Hello, after flash the b052 and the vendor (fix)you only have to flash the b170/171 and no balong bug.

It's not a real bug only wrong information after update he's not here again

The B052 is only a transition build ,don't make for use only for downgrade. (Like roolback package)

Flash the b052,vendor,b170/171(190 directly works too)and official Marshmallow's builds and you didn't have any trouble.

For those who's want twrp 3.0-2.0

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3343320
[P8lite General] juliospinoza:
thanks for that, but nothing worked so far. I reinstalled the b052, full wipe, vendor fix, etc etc and nothing, I am now on b170 with that Balong stuff over the fw version, I will have to download each update and copy to the phone memory because the updater is not working properly. any clue how to get rid off that balong thing?
[P8lite General] ZOHERANDRIOD:
[MENTION=6212071]dkonect[/MENTION] <MOD EDIT - Don't quote large posts>

Brother

Im in B160 Whats Can I Do To Ubgrade my device to MM

Regards'
[P8lite General] dkonect:
For root the official build B550/B551.

Flash with twrp beta SU V2.52 and update su by the playstore and after the binary directly in the su app.

Thanks to [MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION].

Beta SU V2.52 link

https://download.chainfire.eu/743/supersu
[P8lite General] rubentkato77:
Made a factory reset in latest beta dual sim, when I try to reflash by local update, option not shown, any suggestion?
[P8lite General] dkonect:
First, try force flash, power off your devices and

Push volume + and volume - and power in the same's time,Until the vibrate , it's make a force update.

It's the most quick and Easy solution or

You can flash it with the script in the B052 firmware update on my thread's.

Use huwaei firmware extractor and copy and paste in your minimal adb folders the Boot.img, cust.img , recovery.img and system.img of the build you want to flash.

And clic on flash all. Bat.

Exactly like in the first step on my tuto.

The script works with all firmware.(off course you have too push the good extract file's from the firmware you want install)

The option for update is not show, It's due to the beta version of the firmware, when huwaei push the official, you can install it by ota.

It's not because you have factory reset your device's. When you make a factory reset, you stay on the build you are. Only delete all personal data and format internal storage

If this two way don't works you have to downgrade again to B052 by the script, normally flash the "fix" and the B170, B188(OTA), and B524

Follow the tuto
[P8lite General] dkonect:
B524
[P8lite General] szappan:
Ok

Step2: huawei softwer update faild update.zip dload folder.

My phone unlocked.
[P8lite General] velosa:
it is possible to install the B052 by telephone terminal emulator
[P8lite General] GaiaStar:
hi

is there the beta version ?

does android 6 consume more battery?

thanks
[P8lite General] dkonect:
First you,you can't use terminal emulator because your device's need to be on fastboot, I mean to flash the first B052. (You can use adb on windows or Linux like ubuntu, personally I use the two )

The v6.0 have good battery life, the doze function works fine in this build (it's a native function of android marshmallow,( for explain simply, this function works like greenify, or smart Manager in Samsung , or stamina mode on Sony device's )

On 6.0 marshmallow doze is native but on lower android(before 6.0) you can have it by installing a free app available on the playstore .

Only if you don't be on android 6.0 marshmallow

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yirgalab.dzzz
[P8lite General] GaiaStar:
thanks a lot

but is the official vertion or is the beta version of android 6?
[P8lite General] dkonect:
It's beta (official uploaded by huwaei )

The official 6.0 comes only by OTA, but you can update to the beta and when huwaei upload the OFFICIAL release just clic on the button dowload full package update in parameters of your p8.

See my screenshoot, all is officially, no balong bug.
[P8lite General] dkonect:
For now, no official was uploaded by huwaei, only beta.

And if you have trouble after the upgrade make a factory reset . (In app or missing function )
[P8lite General] n00r:
Hi,

I'm on C432B170 (dual SIM)

can I update directly to B188 than B524 without downgrad B52 ?

Many thanks
[P8lite General] kelecz:
yes, you can. I did it that way
[P8lite General] n00r:
Thank you kelecz

i tried by it fail to update to B188

maybe i must do a full wipe ?
[P8lite General] kelecz:
Is it rooted? I have to unroot and than up to 188 and after that 524
[P8lite General] n00r:
yes it's rooted

thanks i will unroot it
[P8lite General] rubentkato77:
Sorry for OT. I installed twrp in beta 6.0, I THINK I SCREW UP MY PHONE. Trying to reinstall the stock recovery image I got this:

RESCUE MODE Attention¡ Please update system again

Error¡ Func NO:11(recovery imagen) Error NO:2(load failed)...

So I reinstalled the twrp again.

Do I need to reinstall the whole update?

Regards
[P8lite General] LupulAlb611:
failed to update

I am at b170 ( i got it when i bought the phone ) and i want to upgrade to at least b181,if not possible to 6.0. the issue is : every time i want to install the update b188 i get a fail. do i need to reinstall b170 and after that do the update b188 or should i go directly with b188 ? please help me a bit,no knowledge about huawei. i get failed status because of balong ? i have custom recovery. perhaps that's why i fail all the time ?
[P8lite General] dkonect:
Its because you have TWRP

install the B170 before, the 188 is only a OTA update (only 109mo)and you can install it (the 188) directly from parameters/update in your p8 lite when you are on B170.

It's because you have TWRP.

You need to have the stock recovery and not be root.

Personally I make a factory reset after all versions updated
[P8lite General] dkonect:
If you want I send you a link with the stock recovery.

You have to flash it by fastboot.

copy the recovery img to your adb folder(or minimal adb) in C:/programmesfiles/)

And With this command :

"fastboot flash recovery recovery.img " and press enter.
[P8lite General] dkonect:
Stock recovery p8 lite 5.0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/yfgp84kr1oi05bz/P8 lite 5.0 stock recovery.zip?dl=0
[P8lite General] juliospinoza:
well this is what happened

After flashing the b052 i had the balong issue, i updated via dlod folder and update app the vendor fix and restarted the phone and the same happened... as you said i updated to b170 and after the restart the balong issue was there again; i updated to b188 (balong remains), then when I decided to update to MM b524 the phone just enter in a bootloop and i had to do all the procedure again via fastboot (i had to revive the phone btw), now i am on b188 with the freaking balong thing, I did everything as you said and nothing worked, I am thinking maybe that the vendor is not the correct, the one on drive you posted.

One more, the UPDATE.APP of the b254 MM was "only" 200MB, is that correct or I have to copy all the carpets, like system, etc etc

thanks for your time
[P8lite General] dkonect:
Read the op
[P8lite General] ZOHERANDRIOD:
Step # 4 B188

:eek: Brother everything is ok till step # 4 when i download the file and unzip it by coping all files then past it in dload file my device hanging in huwawi logo whats can i do now....
[P8lite General] toncek333:
I already posted this in antoher thread but I didn't get any help so I'm posting again here. After upgrading to MM some tasks are slowed down, for example when I open the youtube app it takes a century to load the thumbnails and videos, on twitch it takes a while to load the channels, in messenger it takes a while to load recieved photos, and I have a very good internet connection so I know it's not slow because of that.

Please help!
[P8lite General] ZOHERANDRIOD:
IMEI Soultion From The OP THE SOLUTION WORK WITH ME

sorry
[P8lite General] toncek333:
Wtf

Wtf dude my network is working and i have my imei.

Wrong quote?
[P8lite General] ZOHERANDRIOD:
Im Sorry ... I didn't notice that :(
[P8lite General] Salacue:
@ toncek333

Are you install beta version or official version. However, I don`t have any problems with Youtube.app. I`m on official Bulgarian version (not beta). In case that You are on official version, try with update youtube app (uninstall, then install again). If You aren`t on official version, just PM me to give You a link.
[P8lite General] juliospinoza:
I read the OP like 5 times before flashing the zip files and I really appreciate your effort making a post like this, because I am not new doing this, you can check my profile and see my post over other phones. I just want to make some observations and please, is not my intention to be rude.

1. the vendor file is not working, maybe because the drive file is not the same as the fw

2. if you lose you IMEI in first step, flashing/updating the b170 your IMEI and signal is back

3. if you want to flash/update from b188 to MM beta you will enter in a bootloop, the only proper way to revive the phone is to connect it to your computer and wait after the phone restarts press power+volume down untill the bootloader appears, there you can flash the b152 firmware again and everything should be ok, but if you lose IMEI go directly and update to b170 [MENTION=5583845]ZOHERANDRIOD[/MENTION], that's what happened to me.ç

4. Maybe the downloads from the OP need to be changed to some other news

5. I am willing to test any possible solution to the balong issue, the update to MM and other things because as I said, i am not new over flashing and modifiyng phones and we are a community to help each other.

regards my friend
[P8lite General] ZOHERANDRIOD:
Thanks alot

Th a nks bro ...I restored my imei and everything is ok.im in b170 now with wrong information. but im worried if I wanto try flash b188 again .. I mean maybe I will brick my device forever
[P8lite General] juliospinoza:
no, you won't hard brick your phone and that's because when you apply the update you mess with the system.img only, not with the bootloader, you will always will be able to revive your phone because is a "soft brick".

I am in b188 with the balong issue, you just have to copy the entire content of the b188 zip (system and the other folders ) to the dload folder on your phone and apply the UPDATE.APP via the update app in your phone. I think the problem is when you try to update to MM, at least that's what happened to me, if you enter ina bootloop again just repeat the procedure to revive your phone as I posted.
[P8lite General] toncek333:
MM problem

I am on the official version (B550), at first I tried just reinstalling youtube but it didn't help and as I Said other tasks are slowed down too. When try to go to websites in Chrome the loading bar just hangs at the beginning and the site appears after a few seconds when it's fully loaded, normally I could scroll trough the site right away. Everything on the phone loads fully and then appears, when i go to my sub box on youtube there are no thumbnails, but when they appear thry are all loaded, they don't appear while you're scrolling down. That's just an example, it happens with all apps.
[P8lite General] Salacue:
[MENTION=4222101]toncek333[/MENTION]

JBG, that`s not normal. However, is there a problem to continue our conversation on PM on domestic language? Of course, someone who read your posts and know something more about that may help.
[P8lite General] ZOHERANDRIOD:
juliospinoza : i tried to flash b188 again but i have the same problem bootloop so i will flash b170 again .. im not luky to get MM anymore .. thanks for your help:rolleyes:

---------- Post added at 08:58 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:28 AM ----------

I will try again >>> but link to the fix for the balong :(

X
[P8lite General] ZOHERANDRIOD:
problems when i try to downgrade to B170

Problems when i try to downgrade to B170 software installing failed ... I think Im Already Bricked My Phone
[P8lite General] juliospinoza:
I dont have the balong fix yet, I am trying to figure how to fix this and after that I will post the solution because we are not the only ones having this problems, I was searching and serveral folks are in the same situation.

As I said, MM update with the balong issue will bootloop you phone but won't hard brick it. You have to downgrade to b152 via fastboot, most probably will lose IMEI but after that upgrade via app to b170 should be everything ok, is optional to upgrade to b188 but DON'T try to update to MM 'cause you will enter bootloop, not untill the balong fix.

BTW, what is your original phone model? Mine is L23
[P8lite General] ZOHERANDRIOD:
Balong fixer

I got the balong fix... and everything is ok my signal is backed and device information is backed too

FINALLY ... THIS IS THE SILUOTION BY FLASH THIS FILE ..

1- Flash b052 by adb from OP

2- dowload the file below step2.zip extract the file then copy in dload file to your sd card to

flash your device by local update you will restore you real information

3-after that try to update your phone by OTA it will find new update b170 to flash it in your device .you will flash without problem ..Your device is fresh now ( the phone with real information and the imei with signal is backed too )..

The file in the attached below
[P8lite General] juliospinoza:
holy molly!!! this file is the solution. Thanks mate.

where did you find it?
[P8lite General] ZOHERANDRIOD:
Follow the link below ... I learned many thing up there ,,there are many experiences.. :)

http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=1141082Where i
[P8lite General] Jorjjj:
This post is very useful, I've managed to downgrade my phone and then update it to the last version B551.

My personal advice is to update your post and work more at steps organization because the post it's very messy

Thanks !!!
[P8lite General] Rexton270:
I have been running the Beta MM6.0 (I think B321) for a while. It was ok for 90%, strugled to downgrade, as previously was on B188. Today got notification about official M6.0 update . Installed and so far all OK.

One very important thing lads after flashing : DO HARDESET.

So far all ok, only thing is annoy me that Im not able to format SD card as internal memory. On my HTC is ok.
[P8lite General] ZOHERANDRIOD:
New Bug after I used B170

Everybody my original firmware it is B160 I have a new bug after steps update to B170.

Who note this problem , my device before updat it didn't heat after update to b170 when I play clash of clans and another apps the device screen it is soo heating like samsung s3 who know whats happen and whats can I do to solve this problem
[P8lite General] Rexton270:
After flashing / updating do always Hard reset.
[P8lite General] bartouse:
Update B550 received today

Envoyé de mon ALE-L21 en utilisant Tapatalk
[P8lite General] emad_ramlawi:
Sad but true

While i really like this thread and the information it brings, much of the first page tutorial is done without contemplating or a bit of extra testing ...

I was on MM B550, but didn't really like it cause the quick buttons are fixed to 9 entries, and I think battery drains quicker, and B188 is much stable.

So i did the journey of going back, and I noticed many steps can be skipped ... make sure your device is unlocked.

1) Format your device, unlock Boot-loader, flash TWRP recovery 3.0.2.0 thanks to [MENTION=7354786]XePeleato[/MENTION] :

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3AMQFok5BARRmdNSjdZeEd1Nms/view?usp=docslist_api

Wipe everything sans the SD card

Then go back in TWRP and select reboot to Bootloader

2) Flash B170 USING mfastboot B170 by extracting the Update.app to 6 images:

download-c.huawei.com/download/downloadCenter?downloadId=56984&version=180573&siteCode=es

mfastboot flash boot boot.img

mfastboot flash recovery recovery.img

mfastboot flash system system.img

mfastboot flash cache cache.img

mfastboot flash cust cust.img

mfastboot flash userdata userdata.img

Then reboot : mfastboot reboot

** See you cant fastboot flash big images, our device is limited to 450 max size I believe.

** mfastboot can flash large images and split large 2GB files into chunks. In theory you can use your preferred ADB and fastboot that is already installed ** for everything, however when you reach the large system image, use mfastboot, or from now on use mfastboot for everything instead.

3) Update to B188 and that will resolve all your issues, using Update local normal update but

DO NOT COPY AS AN UPDATE.APP, move it to SD card dload folder as an update.zip

mega:///#!D5FCzSCY!LXQegnIClkxMKjUkCG3c2WT1aoUR2gRb7Rn_zhoxW10

**Note B170 might give you invalid sim, simply update to B188 which IMO is the stablest ROM for 5.0.1, and that will resolve all your issues

4) Optional Update to MM B550 stable channel :

download-c.huawei.com/download/downloadCenter?downloadId=78426&version=312720&siteCode=es

copy it the UPDATE.APP again to a dload folder's in your p8 SD

after simply with your dialer type *#*#2846579#*#* when the menu was open,click on software update and wait.

I don't know why OP is using Hungary firmware in one of the steps, when you can use Espanian for all of the steps, which i think is more preferred

And I don't know why B52 step with balong fix exists now, cause the above is working stable without any issues or bugs on my ALE-L21 that came with B130 build originally.

Thanks OP for all your hard work, but when I figured some steps can be skipped, and all the worry about balong and downgrading is unnecessary, felt like sharing especially since you keep saying we need to understand what we are doing prior ...
[P8lite General] ZOHERANDRIOD:
Amazingggggggggggggg

Dear Emad

:D

Thanks Man Your Post it is the best one here ;) after more than 6 attempts to upgrade my P8 lite to M.M ,, I'm in Marshmallow now .. Your steps concise and quick without any problem >>>only when i try to flash the b170 system .image ..in fastboot (fastboot flash system system.img) the adb cannot open the system.img I think that because im already in the same ver. (B170) ..but i skipped this file to continue your steps ...and im in marshmallow now.

Best regards'

Zoher Abed Al Rahman